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25 April 2020
maroc-diplomatique.net
25 April 2020
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-04/25/c_139005863.htm
Stating that COVID-19 is a clarion call for Africa to prioritize digital connectivity and governance, Africans have noted that innovative technology and connectivity is key to fight the novel coronavirus disease on the African continent.
24 April 2020
www.africaguinee.com
24 April 2020
https://newbusinessethiopia.com
Dealing with the health and economic challenges of COVID-19 has made one point abundantly clear for African countries – “that we need broadband, faster, cheaper, and expanded to the last mile of our populations.”
UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Ms. Vera Songwe, echoed this point today during a virtual high-level policy dialogue...
24 April 2020
www.herald.co.zw
The World Economic Forum’s Regional Action Group for Africa, yesterday held its inaugural (virtual) meeting for 2020 to look at the continent’s response to Covid-19 and economic implications the pandemic will have to the region.
24 April 2020
https://bulawayo24.com
BUSINESS tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei yesterday said Africa should take advantage of the global COVID-19 crisis to reshape the region's narrative and redefine its growth trajectory by boosting productivity and shift from commodity-based growth.
24 April 2020
www.africa-newsroom.com
Dealing with the health and economic challenges of COVID-19 has made one point abundantly clear for African countries – “that we need broadband, faster, cheaper, and expanded to the last mile of our populations.”
24 April 2020
www.pmldaily.com
Dealing with the health and economic challenges of COVID-19 has made one point abundantly clear for African countries – “that we need broadband, faster, cheaper, and expanded to the last mile of our populations.
23 April 2020
www.notizie.it
Secondo l'Uneca l'Africa rischia una strage per coronavirus: oltre 3 milioni di morti e povertà assoluta per migliaia di famiglie.
23 April 2020
www.repubblica.it/
Un rapporto della Commissione economica delle Nazioni Unite per il continente nero avverte: la pandemia può fare 3,3 milioni di vittime
23 April 2020
www.zbcnews.co.zw
THE World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Africa Regional Action Group is looking at the continent’s economic response to COVID-19 as well as implications for the region.
23 April 2020
www.marketscreener.com
Dealing with the health and economic challenges of COVID-19 has made one point abundantly clear for African countries - 'that we need broadband, faster, cheaper, and expanded to the last mile of our populations.'
23 April 2020
finance.yahoo.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) have unveiled an initiative to strengthen Africa's data ecosystems in the face of COVID-19.
23 April 2020
www.africanreview.com
Vinita Tiwari was present for the online launch of an ambitious data programme spearheaded by UNECA and reports on its implications for fighting coronavirus across Africa
21 April 2020
2m.ma.fr
Plus de 300 000 Africains pourraient perdre la vie à cause de la pandémie du nouveau coronavirus (COVID-19), selon un rapport de la Commission économique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique (CEA-ONU), basée à Addis-Abeba.
21 April 2020
https://santiagomagazine.cv
Num artigo recentemente publicado, eminentes economistas e personalidades africanos, de entre as quais se destacam Ngozi Okonjo Iweala (antiga Ministra das Finanças da Nigéria), Donald Kaberuka (antigo Presidente do BAD), Sonise Mushikiwabo ( Secrétaria Geral da Organização Internacional da Francofonia), Braima Sanga Coulibaly ( Diretor da África Growth Iniciative) Vera Songwe ( da Comissão...
21 April 2020
www.crtv.cm
La projection est contenue dans un rapport de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) sur la crise du #coronavirus, intitulé “COVID-19 : Protéger les vies et les économies africaines”.
21 April 2020
www.voice-online.co.uk
THE COVID-19 pandemic has caused untold suffering, disrupted billions of lives, and endangered the global economy
A plan to strengthen Africa’s data ecosystems in the face of the COVID-19 has been launched by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD).
21 April 2020
https://zodiakmalawi.com
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data have launched an initiative to strengthen Africa’s data ecosystems in the face of COVID-19.
20 April 2020
www.informaria.com/
20 April 2020
afrique.latribune.fr
Depuis la découvre février dernier du premier cas de contamination confirmé sur le continent, les Etats et les gouvernements africains mènent une course contre la montre pour circonscrire l'impact humain, social et économique de la pandémie.
20 April 2020
ba.n1info.com
20 April 2020
www.newtimes.co.rw
Getting timely, accurate data to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control in Africa is critical for the success of global efforts, experts said on Monday, April 20.